Screen attachment.



F. FULTONr SCREEN ATTACHMENL APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12. 1917.

i 1,260,975. Patented Mar. 26, 1918. P35. 1'- B F g. B.

INVENTOR Frank Fallon ATTORNEY entra n srau n srarnnr oer-ion.

FRANK FULTON, 0F COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDMUND G. BARDSLEY, 0F OOLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS.

SCREEN ATTACHMENT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12, 1917; Serial No. 174,285.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK FULTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Collinsville, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in 'Screen Attachments, of which the following is a specifi-= cation. r

This invention comprehends the provision of a window or door screen attachment, (16f signed to permit the escape of flies or other insects from a room or building, but which prohibits their return by way of the attachment, the device being extremely simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and sell, and yet very eflicient for the purpose 1ntended.

The invention is particularly characterized by its simplicity and the manner of fastening the same upon a window or door screen, this being very easily done, and when the attachment is in place the edge of the opening made in the screen is reinforced.

More specifically stated the invention embodies a conical shaped memberadapted to have its larger end arranged against the screen in alinement with a suitable aperture provided in the latter, and secured to the screen by means of a plurality of bendable fingers projecting through the" screen to engage against the opposite side thereof.

The nature and advantages of the invention-will be better understood from the following detail description when taken in connection with the accompanying draw ing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this specification like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of a screen showing the attachment in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the attachment.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail sectional view looking from the inside of the screen.

Referring to the drawing in detail A indicates a window screen and B generally the attachment forming the subject matter of my invention. While the attachment is shown in use in connection with a window screen, it'is manifest that the same is susceptible for use with a door screen, and a general ap lication of the invention is contemplated y the claim. I l

The attachment essentially embodies a conical-shaped member 10 which may be constructed from any suitable material, preferably from foraminated or wire screen fabric as shown, the large end of the memher being received between two concentrically disposed metallic bands 11, and between which bands the member is clamped in any suitable manner, such as for instance by riveting or soldering the respective bands together. The member is adapted to be placed upon the outer side of the window or door screen to coincide with an aperture formed therein, so that the flies or other insects within the room or building may escape by passing through the member 10, and the aperture 12 formed at the apex of said member. This aperture is restricted in size, to permit the flies or other insects to pass therethrough when leaving the member 10, but prohibits the entrance of the flies through the opening into the room. It is a well known fact that flies have a tendency to always move in an upward direction, for which reason the member 10 is shaped so that the apex thereof projects from the screen A in an upward direction so that the flv or other insect will not hesitate in its eflort to escape.

The attachment may be secured to the screen in any suitable manner, but by preference I provide one of the metallic bands 11 with a plurality of bendable fingers 14 which project beyond the enlarged end of the member to pass through the screen fabric A, and are intended to be subsequently bent outwardly against the inner side of the screen fabric, at right angles to the band 11 so that the attachment may be quicklv and easily arranged upon the screen,

, and effectively maintained in a position for use. While the aperture provided in the screen A may be of any suitable outline, I preferably cut the screen in the manner shown in Fig. l. In this connection it will be noted that the fabric is out along a vertical line 15 and a transverse line 16, after the Patented Mar. 26, 1918. p

attachment has been positioned upon the screen A... The separated portions of the screen defined by the cutting thereof and indicated at 17 are then bent Within the member 10, or against the innermost band 11, whereby the latter serves to reinforce the edge of the opening or aperture formed in the screen A. The device may be manufactured and sold at a nominal cost, and may vary in design Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

While I have shown and described What I consider the preferred embodiment of the invention, I desire to have it understood that such changes may be resorted to When desired as fall within the scope of What is claimed.

What is claimed is The combination with a screen having an aperture therein, of a conical-shaped Wire fabric member, a pair of concentrically disposed metallic bands clamping the enlarged end of said member therebetween, said end being arranged upon one side of the screen in line with said aperture, said member being provided with an aperture at its apex, and bendable fingers projecting from one of said bands through the screen, and adapted to be arranged at r ght angles agalnst the opposite side of the screen for holding said member fixed thereon.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANK FULTON.

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